About The Word Alimony
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Alimony
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What's The Definition Of Alimony?
[n] court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
Synonyms | Synonyms for Alimony: maintenance Related Terms | Find terms related to Alimony: aid | alimentation | allotment | allowance | annuity | assistance | bounty | bread | bread and butter | depletion allowance | dole | fellowship | financial assistance | grant | grant-in-aid | guaranteed annual income | help | keep | livelihood | maintenance | old-age insurance | pecuniary aid | pension | price support | public assistance | public welfare | relief | retirement benefits | scholarship | stipend | subsidization | subsidy | subsistence | subvention | support | sustenance | tax benefit | welfare | welfare aid | welfare payments See Also | support payment Alimony In Webster's Dictionary \Al"i*mo*ny\, n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment,
sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.]
1. Maintenance; means of living.
2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's
estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or
legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same.
--Wharton. Burrill.
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